The media, far from being a conspiracy to dull the political sense of the people, could be viewed as a conspiracy to disguise the extent of political… - David Riesman

The ethical regime [of the Jews] was quite definitely Ptolemaic, revolving around the small group of Jews, not the larger Gentile group—and, accordingly, they learned to remain unimpressed by Gentile temporal power. Being unimpressed did not mean being unafraid—material power might beat or starve one to death; it did mean refusing to surrender moral hegemony to the majority merely because it had power.

Those who are excluded from meaningful work are, by and large, excluded from meaningful play.

Today the future occupation of all moppets is to be skilled consumers.